Advice!

I started potty training today, stayed in all day and all wees and a poo have been on the floor or the settee. She has done 2 wees in a potty (1 random at nursery awhile ago and 1 two weeks ago in her bedroom) we’ve had her potty in her bedroom for well over 6 months and we tell her what it’s for.
I didn’t have huge expectations as it’s her first day but I expected maybe to catch 1 or 2 in a potty she’s just done it then told us, we’ve prompted all day, read books on the potty etc.
I want to stick it out because consistency is key but I’m worried about her being at nursery on Monday, unfortunately work is pretty busy at the moment so couldn’t request time off.

What do I do given she’s in nursery on Monday? See how tomorrow goes? Accept she’s not ready because she’s possibly not?

in our community

arguing after having a baby?

Me and my partner have known each other since I was 12 he was 14 we recently had a baby together. I’m two months postpartum I feel like ever since I got pregnant all we ever do is argue and we’ve never really been like this. I would definitely consider him my other half my best friend too I honestly don’t know what it is but me and this man cannot see eye to eye anymore

Lunch/dinner and pressure

I make my 1 year olds food everyday from scratch. I don’t give him anything pre-made from the supermarket and make everything myself from scratch. He won’t even be allowed mayonnaise or any sauces like that. Am I putting too much pressure on myself not giving him anything from the supermarket or is this normal?

Feeling so awkward

So im 38wks pregnant and have 2yr old with my husband.

I dont want to miss out on time spent with him so have ended up going along to a soft play today with them both.

However, I fele like such a spare part, bored out of head, wish I never came. Im just sat on my own aimlessly scrolling on my phone. As they are both all over the place and by the time I find them they are gone again as our toddler is so excitable bless him.

He's having a great time. But I feel so sad sitting here wish I stayed at home 😪

4 month old

My boy is 4 months now and is feeding very frequently, he’s also grabbing my food as I eat and the other day grabbed my hand holding an orange and took it straight to his mouth lol

Is the increased hunger the 4 month growth spurt or is he shall I start giving him food properly now?

Does this seem right to you? Private school separating kids that pay tuition and those that go for free in two different classrooms..

We qualify for the PreK grant (free school) in my state for my 4 yr old. We toured a private preschool yesterday that accepts the grant. They told me they have two groups of 4 year olds. In one class are the kids whose parents pay the full tuition (about $23k a year) and in the other class are the low income kids who have the free grant. Does this seem like discrimination to you? She claimed it’s the exact same curriculum, that they just keep them separate for “audit reasons.”

Am I the asshole here? What should I do?

Ok, so I need some mum advice please. I’m 33F and mum to an adorable 5 month old boy. Over very much become the default parent in our house. My finance (M36) works full time while I work 3 days a week and stay home the other 2 week days and look after our son. I am also currently enrolled and studying at university to get my degree. I don’t mind being the default, the reality is I spend more time with our son, so it makes sense that it would naturally happen. But today I tried to have a conversation with him about how I feel like I’m drowning in the mental load of running our house and looking after our son. I said to him that I needed him to just listen to me, and try to not get defensive because my goal was not to attack him or make him feel like shit, just that I need him to try and understand that it feels like I’m doing most of this on my own. For context, he does not take initiative at all when it comes to our son or housework. He relies on me to tell me what needs to be done, like when feeds need to happen, or naps or what kind of solids he can have, when bedtime needs to happen (which involves him having a shower with our son each night) he’s never the one to instigate these tasks. And from a housework point of view, about the only thing he “owns” is mowing the lawn and even then that happens rarely. I do the cooking and cleaning, I wash our bedding, do all the grocery shopping and make sure the animals have food and their medications.
Anyway, me asking for no defensiveness did not work and he immediately got angry that I would even bring it up. Whenever I have tired to have conversations like this in the past, it’s inevitable that he will bring it back to money. That’s his reason “you don’t understand the financial stress I’m under, I work full time so that I can pay our mortgage and the electricity and gas and water bills”. And this is true, I don’t contribute financially to our mortgage or the utility bills, but I do pay for our sons childcare and 90% of the groceries including formula and nappies, as well as all the babies clothes and accessories like bottles, his toys and bedding.
I don’t feel like what I’m asking is unreasonable. Today he told me “you’d be homeless if it wasn’t for me” and that nearly broke me. I don’t feel like I have a team mate or a partner in this anymore, it feels like he expects me to just lump it because he pays for the house and I should be grateful. I don’t have any family support in the same state as us and I have no close friends here either. I don’t know what to do. Am I being unreasonable for wanting him to contribute more at home?